CITY NEWS
Cook defense moves for 11 separate trials
By Nina Bertelsen | Jul. 27, 2017Defense attorneys are seeking 11 separate trials for all charges brought against expelled UW-Madison student Alec Cook.
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CITY NEWS
Former UW-Madison student found not guilty of third-degree sexual assault
By Gina Heeb | Jul. 26, 2017A former UW-Madison student was found not guilty Wednesday of a felony sexual assault charge, though he seemingly admitted to sexually assaulting a sleeping peer in a campus residence hall in 2015. Following a two-day trial, a jury in the Dane County Circuit Court ruled 21-year-old Nicholas Ralston of Shellsburg, Iowa will be acquitted of third-degree sexual assault. Ralston, who was expelled months after the assault, reportedly initiated nonconsensual oral sex with his roommate’s girlfriend in their Ogg Hall dorm room in April 2015, according to the criminal complaint. The victim and her boyfriend fell asleep on a futon in the dorm room after returning from a party around 1 a.m., the complaint said.
CITY NEWS
Two injured in robbery at campus-area apartment
By Noah Habenstreit | Jul. 24, 2017At least two people were injured in an incident at a campus-area apartment Monday that was initially reported by WKOW 27 News as a shooting.
CAMPUS NEWS
The trial for a UW student charged with sexual assault in 2015 begins tomorrow. Here's what you need to know.
By Peter Coutu | Jul. 24, 2017More than two years after the alleged assault was first reported, former UW-Madison student Nicholas Ralston now heads to trial.
CITY NEWS
Former UW student Alec Shiva pleads guilty in sexual assault case
By Gina Heeb | Jul. 20, 2017Expelled UW-Madison student Alec Shiva, who was accused last November of sexually assaulting another student in a campus dorm room while high on LSD, pleaded guilty to three felonies and two misdemeanors Wednesday. The felonies, charged in the Dane County Circuit Court, include second-degree sexual assault, strangulation and suffocation and false imprisonment.
CITY NEWS
Woman assaulted on North Henry Street, suspect at large
By Lawrence Andrea | Jul. 15, 2017Madison police are investigating a sexual assault reported on the 400 block of North Henry Street early Saturday morning.
CITY NEWS
Former UW-Madison student convicted of 2nd-degree sexual assault won’t serve jail time
By Gina Heeb | Jul. 7, 2017Suspended UW-Madison student Nathan Friar—who was found guilty in April of second-degree sexual assault and use of force and accused of strangulation and suffocation—will not serve prison time, a county judge ruled Friday at a sentencing hearing.
CITY NEWS
Cook to face another felony charge in cases now involving 11 women
By Gina Heeb | Jun. 15, 2017Expelled UW-Madison student Alec Cook, who is set to go to trial on nearly two dozen criminal counts including second-degree sexual assault, strangulation and stalking, will face another felony charge after an 11th woman reported he cornered her in a dormitory building. The newest charges, false imprisonment and disorderly conduct, were filed late last month and released to the public Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal.
CITY NEWS
As state GOP strips tenant right ordinances, Madison officials look to incentivize best practices by landlords
By Gina Heeb | Jun. 14, 2017Photo evidence for a docked security deposit, notice of building violations and updated fire sprinkler systems—these are just a few of dozens of rights and protections students are no longer guaranteed by law in Madison.
CITY NEWS
Family seeking evidence in case of windsurfer killed by UW Lifesaving boat
By Claire Lancaster | Jun. 13, 2017State, county and university officials will be asked to turn over key evidence in the case of a windsurfer who died when he was struck from behind by a UW-Madison rescue boat May 31 in Lake Mendota. Jay Urban, the attorney for the mother of 43-year-old Yu Chen, who was killed in the collision, says the university, the state Department of Natural Resources and the Dane County Sheriff’s Office have withheld evidence that could be sufficient to bring a wrongful death lawsuit. A claim must be filed within 120 days of a death involving a state employee under state law but the sheriff’s office plans to keep the evidence confidential until the investigation is complete.That process could take longer than 120 days, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Tuesday. Urban plans to file a motion seeking UW Lifesaving training and maintenance records and videos from the Governor’s mansion, which overlooks the lake, among other evidence.
CITY NEWS
Facing criticism for honoring U.S. president who owned slaves, Madison high school under pressure to change name
By Gina Heeb | May. 26, 2017A student-led petition demanding that Madison Metropolitan School District change the name of one of its high schools honoring U.S. President James Madison, who owned slaves before the Civil War, has received more than 1,100 signatures since it began circulating online earlier this week.
CITY NEWS
Block of Lake Street will close to accommodate students moving out of dorms
By Noah Habenstreit | May. 5, 2017As the semester concludes and UW-Madison students move out of dorms, part of North Lake Street will be closed to traffic for a week.
CITY NEWS
Man serving life sentence for Madison murder found dead in prison cell
By Noah Habenstreit | May. 3, 2017Christopher O’Kroley, 27, was serving a life sentence at Waupun Correctional Institution for killing former grocery store co-worker Caroline Nosal in February 2016.
CITY NEWS
High schoolers lead community in Day Without Immigrants protest
By Noah Habenstreit | May. 1, 2017Chanting in Spanish and English, students from West, East and La Follette High Schools walked out of class Monday and were quickly at the forefront of a city-wide protest entitled “Day Without Immigrants.” The protest attracted approximately 400-500 community members in total, according to Madison Police Department estimates.
IN-DEPTH
Several downtown Madison bars filter hip-hop from TouchTunes players
By Gina Heeb | Apr. 24, 2017TouchTunes players come pre-loaded with thousands of song choices, so why are artists topping hit music charts sometimes nowhere to be found on those in several campus-area bars?
CITY NEWS
Thousands take to downtown streets as part of worldwide climate change rally
By Gina Heeb | Apr. 22, 2017Joining an international movement advocating for climate science, an estimated 2,500 people from the Madison community marched to the city’s main electric company on Earth Day to raise awareness about environmental protection policies and programs they feel are at jeopardy at both the local and national level.
CITY NEWS
Man arrested after waving knife around on State Street
By Gina Heeb | Apr. 20, 2017A man was arrested Wednesday morning after waving a seven-inch knife near State Street. Andrew Fischer, 36, was taken into custody for disorderly conduct while armed, resisting and obstructing and on a warrant, Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in an incident report. A 22-year-old woman called MPD around 8:30 a.m.
CITY NEWS
Shots fired outside State Street bar
By Gina Heeb | Apr. 20, 2017A man reportedly fired a gun into the air multiple times outside of a State Street bar early Thursday morning. James Slattery, of Fitchburg, was taken into custody on tentative charges of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and carrying a handgun where alcohol may be served, Madison Police Department Lt.
CITY NEWS
Body found in Lake Mendota
By Gina Heeb | Apr. 20, 2017A body was found Thursday near the west shore of Lake Mendota shortly before 1 p.m., according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
CITY NEWS
Man robbed at gunpoint on Langdon Street
By Gina Heeb | Apr. 19, 2017A man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night outside of his Langdon Street residence. The robbery happened on the 10 block of Langdon Street around 10:48 p.m., Madison Police Department Lt.
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